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Freedom Letters publishes Mikhail Epstein's book “Before the End of History? The Edge of the Russian Anti-World
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Freedom Letters Publishers has released six new paper books
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Vidim Books has opened pre-orders for Lyosha Palkic's book The Gopac Equation
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Vidim Books has started pre-orders for Dmitry Savelyev's new book “Troyan. The Gulag of Our Time”
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The Sefer publishing house published Valery Genkin's book “When not Elena”
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“Love in Turbulence” by Dima Zitzer is Medusa Publishing's first book for parents
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FRESH Verlag has published Mikhail Nemtsev's book “Clarity and Joy” - a collection of short philosophical essays.
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FRESH Verlag publishing house published the book by Alexander Motsar “Only Cacti Survive in War. Notes from Bucha”.
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The New Cambridge History of Russian Literature
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Dmitry Bykov's new book “Demon Defeated” has been published by Freedom Letters publishing house
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Linor Goralik's book “Bobo” has been published by Vidim Books
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Freedom Letters has published the book “Victory Will Be Ours”
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Eduard Lukoyanov on Lev Rubinstein's new book The Secret Passage for the Gorky publication
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Freedom Letters publishes Sergei Shelin's book “Entertaining Russia”
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Linor Goralik's book “Bobo” is being released by Vidim Books
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A new book by Lev Rubinstein, 'The Secret Move', will be released soon
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Mikhail Kaluzhsky's book 'Several Stories' is being published by 'Babel' Bookstore Publishing
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A haiku book by Stanislav Belsky has been published by Red Moon Press
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Freedom Letters is publishing Greg Blake Miller's novel The Kuleshov Effect
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“Novaya Gazeta” about Maria Makeeva's literary debut novel ”Bears Ears. Amber Man.”
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Zhenya Berkowitz's book, “Pets,” has been released
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Slova vne sebya Media has published an excerpt of Zhenya Bercovici's new book, “Pet”
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Freedom Letters has published Ali Haitlina's book Four Days to Spring
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A new chapter of Zinovy Zinik's novel Stolen Handwriting has been published in Demagogue magazine
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In an interview with Radio Prague International, Eugene Demenok talks about his new book “Leaving Can't Stay. From the Burliuk and Delaunay Family Correspondence”
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Anna Narinskaya in The Moscow Times about Zhenya Berkovich's new book “Pets”
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Especially for Words Beyond Myself, Lev Oborin wrote a review of Anatoly Naiman's posthumous collection of poems
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Specially for Meduza, writer and journalist Mikhail Zygar read Alexei Navalny's autobiography
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Freedom Letters publishes new editions of Yuli Dubov's novels
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The book “Territory of Memory” by Denis Beznosov is released
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The winner is selected by a jury vote and receives a grant for translation into foreign languages.
What Are the Objectives of the Award?
The primary goal of the Award is to support authors and promote Russian-language literature worldwide. We welcome all who write and read in Russian, regardless of citizenship or place of residence. We aim to foster a Russian-language culture free from political and imperial influences.
How Is the Award Process Conducted?
The Prize is awarded annually. The Jury holds a vote in which each member selects between one and three works. The author whose work receives the highest number of votes becomes the winner.
What Awards Are Provided?
The Prize winner receives a grant for the translation of their work into English, French, and German.
When Does the Submission Period for the Competition Start and End?
Submissions for the third season of the prize will open on July 15, 2026, and close on October 15, 2026.
When will the list of finalists and winners be announced?
On January 20, 2027, the Council of Experts will announce the shortlist. The Independent Jury will announce the winner on May 25, 2027.
What are the conditions for the nomination of a book for the award
Works published in 2025 are eligible for the third season of the competition. Eligible works (novels, novellas, short story and essay collections, documentary prose) may have been published either as standalone editions or in literary magazines. Nominations may be submitted by publishing houses and magazine editorial boards, as well as by the authors themselves or third parties (with the author's consent and written confirmation). Texts must be submitted for consideration in electronic format. The DAR Prize is open to all authors. Given the prize's main goals — promoting contemporary Russian-language literature outside of Russia — and the nature of the award itself (a translation grant), priority will be given to authors whose works have not previously been translated into English, French, or German.
